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Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1860-03-13

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KP" MOUNTS VERNONSi: : TUESDAY, " MARCH ,! 13- I860. V: number' r. VOLUME XXIII. -C-..1 r. ,t.. f-j U ptrSttSKKO TT YIXAe V0BSIM, ' OJScV in T7o'4y.idi Block; Third. Story TERMS T dollars per annum, payable In ad ranee $2,50 wltbin six months; 3,00 after the ex - plratioo of the year. Clubs of twenty, S1.60 each. aut JL PSALM OF:XIFE. . bt tooriuo. Tall me aot, la mournful numbers, " Life i but an empty dream ! " - ler tbe aoal is dead that slumbers, . And thing are not what taey teem. Life ia reall Life it earnest! . And tbe grare i not it goal; Dart thou art, to dust returnest, - Waa not spoken at the souL Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; Bat to act, that each to-morrow - Find U3 further than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like mnffled drums, are beating - Funeral marches to the grave. In tbe world's broad field of battle. In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle !-. , . : Be hero ia the strife ! Trust no Future, bowe'er pleasant ! ! Let tbe dead Past bury its dead ! Aet, aetin the living Present t Heart within, and (Jid o'erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make oar live sublime, .And, departinj-,-leave behind us-Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footprints, tht perhaps another, : Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. - Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; till achieving. atill pursuing, Learn. to labur and to wait. The Flagr of Oar Union. .- ! it GE0R8K p. aonnis. A song for our Banner the watchword recall ' Which gave the Republic her station; 'Unite we stand divided we fall? . ; It made and preserves us a nation! " The union of lakes and tb union of land The union of States none e ia ever- The union of hearts the union of hands, And the Flag of our union forovr, ":"' And ever, j And the Flag of our Union forever, "What God in JJis wisdom and mercy designed, And armed with his weapon of thunder, Uot all the earth's despots and factions combined Have the power to eunqunr or sunder! The union of takes the union of lands " The union of. States' none can icver The union of hearts the union of Iaodi", And the Flag of our Union forever, And ever, -. ; '" 1 ' And the Flag of our Union forever! Oh, keep the flig flying! the pride of the van! - To all other nations disi-lny it, The ladies for union are all to a w a.v. But not to tbe. man who'd betray it!-The union of lakes the union of lands The union of Slut a none on ever . The union of hearts the union of h-.nds, : And the Flag of our Union forever,-Aud ever, And the Flar of our Union forever. Cnks anu 2 A THEILLINO SrOEY. v The following story was Taken fnm that inter? eating book, Parley's Thousand and One Stories. It is founded upon gome occurrence which actually took place in Vermont, some forty, years ago. The facts are almost literally related, as follows: My brother lie man liked the business of can y-ing the mail better than I did ; and ao I went to work ia a new clearing that I had cotameuctd, about a' mile and a half from home, and not quite ao far off from tbe house of a brother-ic law. I used to stay as oftea at one place as at the Other. It was a bad arrangement, as in ease ; of accident, neither family would be alarmed, or go to look for me, if I did not come borne. 1 felt tbe force of this in tbe course of tbe winter, as joa will see directly. . - There had fallen one of tbe old fashioned, Northern New Tork snows, crusted over bard enough ; to bear a man. I was getting on famously with ; my clearing, getting ready to build a bouse in the spring.. .1 was ambitious, and worked early and late, going without my dinner some days, when the bread and meat I bad brought in my pocket was frozen so hard that I could not mas ; ticate it without takiog up too much of mj time. One day it was intensely cold, with a prospect of a storm that might binder my work th next day, add so I worked on as long as I could see, and after twilight I bad fellen a tree, which in its descent lodged against another. I could not bear the idea of leaving the job halt .finished; I nouuted tbe prostrate bod to cut away a limb to let it down. '. Tbe.bole of tbe tree forked, about forty feet - np, into equal parts, with large projeciiug limbs frora both. It was one of these I had cot away ; to bring it to tbe ground. In my baste perhaps ' I was not so careful as X should have been ; at any rate the first blows' eased the lodgment, so that tbe tree began to settle, and I was just go; ng to J amp off, when tbe fork split: and as it did to one foot dropped iato the space "so that 1 could sot extricate it for tbe moment, but I felt no alarm, for I kjW that I Cood cut away tbe tree ia a minute, or perhaps draw mj foot but of .the. boot, as 11 preiurt m 6ct tsvere.- At t .' first blow of tha ax' the traa took another atart, , J:ro"ed over, and the split dosed with all the force l-aa of -iu gUot tresgtbf-vrashing'jsy oi until te t'j I Very tou'es were CaiUned, -and tiers I han s "J - psnJedfjast abIeo4tonch''t in- .gers ta tho anow,! with aothing to rest pen for a moment ibe air, At aero, aud growing colder no prospect of anyt.pne coraicg- that way that nijnt lbs nearest house a t 'la awsyr- friends to fee! alarmed atalsenai.for- oae woali up- posa m safe wl ihV c'.lz:t My ax In Us fall rested opoa tha saow erost, JUifffjlfS. about ten feet. off. If I ooold onlj get that, I might yet save myself.- I did not think how I was I to cut myself loose) from the bod of that jpreat tree, snspeoded as I was, neaa aows, ana uer lor with tbesTUshiag rcorrent of the disordered - -a ' - ' - ! " ' a . ' " ' s' ""a t a ' "1 i blood; but I thought m that Keen otaae my oniy knne of life was fixed. Just forward of, me grew a slim bosh, when I thought, if I coaki ob tain, I could form into a .hook ' by twisting the limbs together, and draw the ax within my reach. ' Although the bush was ont of mv reach, I at last succeeded in getting hold of it by means of a loop by tying my suspenders together. I drew it toward me and cut it oXf, with my pocket knife one of that sort so lote known aa "Barlow knives," having a singled blade about two and a half inches long and tyree eights of an ioch wide, with eqnal width sS its length, set in a han dle of pecnliar : form, Half its length iron and half horn or bene. ' I aacceeded -ad mirably in fashioning ia hook,: and almost felt the handle of. the a within my grasp; so certain was I of success. . From the tree that imprisoned me the ground decended rapidly for dozen rods or more to a little creek. My ax lay upon" the brow of the hill. The first movement I made toward twisting tke loop of my stick aroond the handle so as to draw it within my reach, loosened It from its icy rest, and away it went ' down the hill, crushing through the little frost-briuie bushes, down upon the ice the creek, down to a little fall a few rods below, and over that into the unfrozen pool, with a surging sound, aa if be felt in the water, that seemed to send us icy chili through every vein and artery in my whole body. 1 still had my kuite. true, it was a rough surgical iustrument, but hope and the love of lift; gave tne strength tu climb up by my fastened leg aud cut away the boot aud stocking, aud then with that knife I unjoin ted my ankle aud fell to the ground my left leg a fooileas, bleeding slum.'! The intensity of the cold save me from bjerdiug to death. I tore of a part of my coat and with my handkerchief aud suspeuders maiiaized to biod tny leg with a haudful of too ud bl&rtcd to crawl home. I succeeded in reai biug within siglit of the house, aud then my streujtih utterly failed me. i tried toy voice ia vain but 1 could make no one hear. 1 extrttu mvscit once more, and crawled toward the road that I knew Heman must come. It wua a painful lak, for, besides my exhautioit, I .was ptr'uibiiig witL cold. Just then I beat d the fonid ot my brother's etage boru. and ibe giigle of the bells coming down the hill. ' (. at rained nty voice to the highest pitch, bbt he did not, could not, hear; but there was another friend man's faithful frir-nd who did heat.- (Jld liuuter. the noble old dog, had indeed on accompai.jin this trip, and brother "Let kini n; who knows what good may come ot Ty' Good did come of it, tor his ear was quicker than He man's and he roust-d up at the t: rot cry, and as the second cry reached his ear, he leaped out and in a minute as at the spot where I lay upon the snow. lie smelt -all, around, aud J held op my footless leg. Just then the sleigh had got op the bill; Hunter sprung back into the path, barktd loudly, and as the horses came up, he jumped up, seized the reins, and would not let go until Ueman called a halt. . ' ' Hunter let go his hold on the horses, jumped back'iorrhe slt-ih, caught hold of lietnau'd hand pulling off. the mitten, and away he-ran back to whre I was, and comment barking furiou.-lj; but I heard nothing. Tne eflFect upon tne when I knew thai 1 was discovered by that faiiful old d(g, and th.it he uever would desert me, nor cevse- his c-tf.irt uutil he obtained help, bad ct8t-d me to faint. My brother knew that Lluntvr wait not at play lhat something curi ons was the matter and jumped out of the sleigh mid ran after tne. : ' : In -a little white I. was safe at borne the doe-tor was sunt for, and tny wound properly cressed. I eventually recovered, but was, however, acrip-pU for life. jloutljcnt ifc. PLANTATION LIFE IU THE S2TJTH GRAPHIC PICTUaK- A travelin j corrrpondent of tfce New York Journal rJ Commerce, who . lately reached the " up country of Georgia," baa riven to that paper a very graphic and ittereaticg, and, we do not dxtbt, a correct portrat ore of plantation life in that section of tbe South ; and his pictures of Georgia Dentations are but re prod actions of what are common in a'l tbe cotton, rice and sugar States this one exception, that Georgia is unquestionably, whettber from its soil, its geo graphical situation, or tbe energy and the enterprise of its people, or all, the most flourishing State in the South : THE COTTOy COC5TRT. There are broad acres white with silver wealth, each plantation a community by itself," having its own domestic system, with its proprietorship, overseers, laborers and police regulations. .Rice and cotton plantations differ little in their gem ral arrangement, excepting in these respects which the culture of the different staples requires. If we are fortunate euongh to escape the horde of ignoble euro, which take upon themselves tbe especial duty of guarding the premises, particu larly at night, howling and snapping their dis pleasure at the intrusion, we shall obtain some insight into affairs. In many instances, the ex teriorof the master's residence differs little in appearance from the cabins of his servants, except La. size, and perhaps' the embelis'iment of white paint and a verandah,, while the latter are simply white washed. The more aristocratic planters, t owever, make greater display of wealth and their houses and gronnds are often, models of architectural beauty and good taste. . . Some distance. apart, and embosomed in shada- treee, ia the negro "quarter, village f cabins often laid ont in streets and ' squares, the entire premise acrupaionsly .peat .-and Jxea from citA, which sanitary precaatioQ requires in this warm and not loo healthy' climate.' Near 'by.3 iii the fcursary, where orobins or all gs,' front tin fancy 'Whoodibtnuted io the care ot 4Veopiran'aat4 Vzressei'whtleUnetparWnti araogagedia tb daily javocatioaa. Hera at -7 th Uttle imps may 'be aeen parting logVther'"or Tk'iMsVn.; And iivfstu; w a" gers.oy-tiaamg som raAnttrpificfatt they regard with contempt, attaching to thed no V-ae, and refasin'g'toi' Accept thetn 'ai'4;S'ft.r-(This is merely mentioned by way ci ingestion to Uncle Sasa, whose pauioa for coiniDg cants has already elicited nmoch comment.) Ner at hand is. the hospital, where white physicians of professional skill are employed to attend the sick, and ia; another place stands the little chapel, where such as are. disposed, assemble twice on the babbath day to engage in their , devotions. In an appropriate and secluded spot is the tittle graveyard, neatly fenced and adorned with shrnb- bsry, where those who die are buried, some of them, it is true, witbont epitaph or tombstone, but not a few remembered by costly monomenU, on which are inscribed expressions of the mas ter's esteem for the services and character of the faithful servant. a rtANTXTIOX UFK-r-ITS KOUTI5E. .' The slaves receive their day's rations from the overseer on the evening previous, and these are eaten in their- own cabins.' Tbey consist of wholesome food, such as bacon, corn, rice, Ac and excepting rice, are varied daily. - At night the plantations are regularly patrolled, and at daylight the slaves are called to their task, and at noon are summoned to dinner by the whistle or horn. Those who are active will have finish ed their stint by this time, and are at liberty to employ the remainder of the day according to their own inclination. Such , extra time many devote to their own private gardens and poultry- houses, which often yield them a revenue of two or three hundred dollars a year. ; THE LASH. V " The doctrine of- Abolitionism, would seem to demaud for the slave full immunity from punish ment for alt faults and crimes. Blacks are by no means infallible, even though slaves. In some States whipping is still the legal penalty for inferior crimes, aud is inflicted upon' all offenders, whether black or white. LABOR TAXED. It is not uncommon to see the master himself working side by side with his black slave, that precious time may be saved. Thn he does not pause to argue the question whether 4labor is degrading' Even then, when time is money, he baa consideration for the health and strength of his servants, and if the heat be intense, invariably calls them from labor during the swelter ing hours of midday. It . often happens that emulation runs high between the negroes of neighboring plantations as to which shall per. form the greatest day's work, and' in such cases it is sometimes actually necessary to employ force to compel them to cease work, when the repeated summons of the horn have passed unheeded.Th Southern slaveholder has learned the capabilities of the black man, and knows how much is to be expected from him. He is aware that generally speaking, two of them are not as one white roan, and accordiuly works him more moderately. ; -. CHARACTER OF THB SLATE. v The negroes as a class are constitutionally lazy, though there are exceptions. Some of them have a natural inventive talent and a peculiar tact for the mechanic arts. They are frequently employed as engineers on steam-tugs and locomotives, and in other responsible capacities. The private business of their masters is not on-frequently intrusted to them. It has been urged that they will work as industriously as freemen as when sustaining the relation of slaves, but experience proves the. contrary -in both free and slave States. It is not uncommon for masters to allow such of their negroes as, frm sheer laziness, will hardly pay for their lupport, to hire their owd time. Thus it is not unusual, especially in the cities, to see big lubberly . negroes sunning themselves upon a cotton-bale, or lounging agaiosi a fence. . A stranger naturally infers that' tbey are free, or soppoaing them to be slaves, wonders bow. is this land of oppression, they are permitted thus to waste, their time io idleness. Curiosity impels him to inquire. Sambo rolls bis eyes and stretches his month as yon approach.' . "Well, boys, how are job? Got a holiday, have youT" . ' -."; Oh, no, sah got no holiday." "No holiday 1 How is" it that yon are not at work then? Are you free?'' ''Golly ! no, sab. Ise a specable nigger, sah. Think I'd be a miserable free nigger? Yah, yah! No, sabl" . "Who's your mastei?'' "Massa Jones up on de bill." -- . .. "Well, if yon belong to Massa Jones, why are you not at work? What are yon doing here?" "Hir'ng Ise own time, niassa." . "Humph! this is a queer way to pay for it-How much do yon give your roaster a month ?" "Five dollar, massa. Any nigger can earn dat tn no time. Gub a quarter, massa", Tankee. The negro who hires his own time is essential ly free works for whom he, pleases, and goes where he lists. , But the result almost invariably I shows that they earn little more than sufficient to pay their master the stipulated price work ing, perhaps, two days of the week, and passing the remainder in indolence. Northern, men, who have been accustomed to tbe greater amount of labor performed by the whites, are naturally the hardest taskmasters, because ; they expeet the same amount from ibe negro, and more than he ia really-capable of performiag. .", .The above facta woald furniah some of the strongest arguments ia favor of the empldyaent of free labor practicable there especially in 'con sideratloo of he presenx high prices of aegroea. How x"4S woeld every planter hire laborers at the. moderate Jwages pari at the Korth thereby considerably dimiaisbing the namerical strength of hiV field han'dsv'orlincreaslng hii'crdpi in like ratiq 'with an, eqo foreeJand, jit he same .time relievi himself of -the heavy tnoral xetponsibility and perpetuat annoyance which ha now tnffers under.the present system 1 ' Bat he; tuotr that such ij3b'a experiment; for there are those rho have, gifejtt itW-falr'lria1r''and'Unes;aii etter faifare.j It is this Tohrtotis necessity for the" em'ployment of slave labor, the increasing demaad for such labor, atjdr the corresponding i increase ia iherralae .ef aerroes, tlat has indaced & few to adroc&ta.the revival of the alave trade. lihiiffsiiilp i ,: Appearance cf Locusts. J Dr. Gideon B. 8mith, of Baltimore, writes to the National Intelligencer .that the locusts will appear ' extensively this year. The following States and parts of States will be occupied by them, 'vis: New York and Connecticut from Long Ialand Sound to Washington county, New York; from the Connecticut river to the Hudson river, and several counties in New York west of the Hudson river to Montgomery county, on Mohawk river. New Jersey: occupying the whole State. Pennsylvania in that portion bounded by Peter's Mountain on the Sooth, Mahan tango Mountain on the North, the Delaware river on theEast, and the Susquehanna river on the West-Maryland from Anne Arundel county to the middle of St. 'Mary's county, from ther Cheia-apeake to the ' Potomac river. : Virginia from the sonthern part of Loudon county to tbeTloan-oke river; from the Blue Ridge to the Potomac river. North Carolina Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes,-Guilford, Roman, Surry, and adjacent counties. Michigan about Kalamazoo; Indiana Dearborn and adjacent counties. They will commence emerging in North Carolina la-bout the 10th of May, and a few days later for every hundred miles as we progress north, until the first of June, in Washington county, New York. This will afford a fine opportunity to test the correctness of the assertion lhat they do not appear regularly every seventeen years. . None of the Southern tribe (thirteen year locusts) ap. pear this year. . . ' A Supernatural Light on a Railroad Track. An engineer employed on the Northern Cen tral Railroad in Maryland informs the Baltimore Republican that on Friday night of last week, while he was running a freight train over the road, and when about ten miles from Baltimore, be was suddenly startled by seeing directly before him what he supposed to be the front light of another engine coming towards him not over a hundred yards distant. " - He immediately blew the whistle to put down tho brakes, and finding he was about to run upon it, he reversed the engine and did every thig in his power to stop, but finding it impossible, he gave the alarm to the fireman and rushed to the rear of the engine for the purpose of jumping off to save his life, when, upon turning again to take another lock ahead, he was. completely astounded by the discovery that the light bad disappeared, but where to, or bow, do one was able to fay The story is substantiated by all those who were upon the train, who state, that they all saw the ligh t directly ahead, very distinct aud rather lar ger than the usual front lights. . ,'; - After running a short distance, the train was stopped, and those engaged upon it instituted a search for the cause of this mysterious light, but all their efforts were in vain, as there was no light of any kind to be sen in tbe neighborhood. The Republican say it "It will be recollected that a man was killed at this very spot about a week since, astd it is the supposition of those who saw it that the light was caused by some sa- f pernatoral agency, as they are cf the Ofintco that it was entirely too large to have been the reflection of a hand-lantern. As we are not inclined to believe ia 'gboeU,' we have some doubt about this, but it was certainly a sicgular phe nomenon of some kind." Benecia Boy in England. . Heenan, who has gone to England to whip Sayers, the Champion of the British ring, if he can, oo the 16th of April next, appears to conduct himself very modestly abroad.. He shuns public demonstrations among the bruisers, and has made a favorable impression with the fancy. It ia stated, however, that the betting favors Sayers in London at 6 to 4, and in some cases even at 2 to 1. ::v;-.v- :.r . ' Fred Falkland, who accompanied Heenan to England, thus writes to the Spirit of the Times of the Benicia Boy and his trainirg quarters: Heenan U very well. The weather, now for a day or two, has been very cold; before that it rained every day. ; After stopping almost entirely unknown in London for a week, we started for this place, where we hired an old farm house with a very fiue barn attached, brought a middle aged woman from London, and are now keeping bachelor hall, living very comfortably in one of the-most healthy and romantic localities in England, directly in the rear of the celebrated Cathedral, and about half a mile from the city or town of Salisbury.' We live very secluded, have no visitors whatever, and shall most probably stay here until shortly before-the 16th of April next. London to be Tunnelled for BaHroad Purr poces. " Something more "magnificent" than the Hox-sie tunnel for Philadelphia, is about to ba accomplished in London. The long talked of tunnel juderthe city, to get rid of the surface arrange' meats in a crowded city, is being commenced. Shafts are being sank at several placet along the line of the proposed railway, one having been o pened on aa.ncoccupied piece of land at King's Cross, pear the railway station, and another near Eustoa Square. When aofScieot 'depth has been reached, the excavators will commence tne- neUing io the directioB of the London and Nortk-westera Railway station, with which -a junction will be effected at a short distance from the pre sent term inns. .At the Paddingtoo atatioa - commencement has been made, and here, afl in the jonctioa.with the northern ltaea of railway, the communicatioa will be above groand.h 'As at present arranged; the liae wilt hare ftsrciy .XiH3Pi'i?rW ' firwu The ho dergrcnd.r4irar;wi!J be, provided at one or two place aldng the line- with treoUtatufa?' etafti rBaf it is, considered1'' that there will not bafacr at air 6r the purpose.' . The London parser froca which yi copy doe cot give; tbd j.rctab'4 Ccst cf this work, which,'for a city theTsize cf London must be a considerable andertaking. FJiiiJpMa Ledger. jcreac uevesBuy vjt aesa, as me numerous sta iions aiong 'tue nne, -ana me open, cuttma ca cnu. wiji iroviue euuicieni nirrArt nf A, Sitter,. Tired of the Drunken XlftHts cf , -,, . hc Brotaer, Uurder Him,. : . ? An extraordinary affair has occurred at Hanover, says. th Loekport .Journal. Last week a respectable tradeswoman went to the police office and stated that she had murdered her brother ia her own house, and that she wished to be taken into custody. .. The police went to the house and found the dead body of bar brother, whose name was Basel, lying in one of the rooms with his throat cnt. The woman said that the man, after losing from drookeness several sit nations as clerk to advocates, had been reduced to the necessity of accepting the position of railway porter, but that the had kindly allowed him to live with her gratis, on condition of his giving a solemn prom tne that he would abstain from drink for the fa in re. Tills premise he had cot kept, and the night before he had returned home so drunk that he bad fallen asleep on the floor. Irritated at his shameful conduct, she cut his throat. The police, thinking the woman insane, had her ex amined by medical men, but no indication of In nacy could be discovered. It turned oat that she had committed the murder in the presence of her two children, aged ten and twelve, and that be fore giving herself into custody she had made her will. : A Well-known Citizen Shot at by a Wo man. : Considerable excitement . was created last eve ning by the announcement that Mr. D. C. Pan- coast had been shot at by a woman. , Tbe affair, a we learn, originated in a dissolution of partnership between ; Pancoast and Bogge, the two being brothers-in-law. Mr. Pancoast, ia a letter to his brother-in-law,. stated, on the strength of Boggs' own assertion, that he (Boggs) was too intimate with a woman named Lonija Jackson, and consequently that he could not continue the relation of partner with his son. : Boggs proceeded to Cincinnati, where the let ter was shown him, and he returned to Memphis and gave the missive to Miss Jackson j who is company with a sister proceeded to Mr. Pan- coast's establishment, and demanded a written apology, which being refused, she drew a pistol and attempted to shoot him. Fortunately, Mr. Pancoast succeeded in wresting the . pistol from the infuriated woman, and although he was slightly wounded in the hand by the discharge of the weapon, he was not materially injured. A policeman coming along arrested the women and took them to tbe station bouse, from which they were shortly after liberated, on giving the requisite security. Miss Louisa Jackson is a milliner, and resided formerly in Cincinnati. Memphis Avalanch, Feb. 23. Frifflltful Event In Virginia Three Broth- ' era Jiiiled. Dicbmokd, Feb. 23. A terrible affray occored in Pittsylvania coun ty yesterday, resulting in the.death of three Brc-tfaers. ' : Captain Vincent Witcbers was engaged in col lecting testimony to be used in a suit for the divorce of his grand-daughter from a man named Clemens. His conrae angered Clemens, and obtaining the assistance of his brother, they made an attack upon tbe Captain, firing their revolv. era at him, and grazing his clothing. Mr, Witch-ers immediately returned the shots, and the brothers fell dead at each other's side. During this encounter, a grand-son of Mr. Witcbers, named Smith, attempted to interfere, when another brother of Clemens fired npon him. Smith immediately overpowered him and killed him with bia bowie knife. Captain Witchers is seventy five years of age and well known as the former President of lie Danville Railroad Company. Boyalty on a Spree. The young Prince of Orange, who is expected to marry the English Princess Alice, being determined to "have bis fling" before allowing himself to be bound in the chains of matrimony, lately bad a "fast", time of it in Paris, when on his way to see his Jiances. This came to the knowledge of his intended mother-in-law, and she prevailed npon his father, the King of Holland, to legate him to Bordeaux. To the city of tbe Garonne he went, taking with him three handsome young women from the grand opera to temper exile and make it endurable. These were; taken from him, and at the end of four days be was a-gain in Paris; whereupon he was ordered lo pack bp his traps and go to Cherbourg, where, though it is so near to the sea, it is supposed be will be safe from tbe aoagt of the sirens. The Princess Alice will probably I ke him none the less because of bis "spree," ladies being being partial to gentlemen who are "a little wild." The throne of Holland can't be periled for tech a trifle. Had Stone Hemedy. . There are people ia this country who believe in the efficacy of tbe application of what is railed tbe mad-stone to the bite of a mad dog The Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday saysi - Mr. Wiiliam Seeder, of Millcreek township, who was bitten by a dog some days ago, inform, ed ns yesterday, that a dog of his, which was attacked the seme night by tbe rabid dog, exhibited signs of hydrophobia on . Wednesday, and by the following dy became, so bad aa to compel him to shoot it. . He informed ns, also, that he bad felt co uneasiness, and feels convinced of the efficacy of the appficatioti of the mad-stone.'" The atone, when applied to his hand adhered to it for several boors, when it dropped of aad oaly on one occasion sin ce and that for, a, few momenU, has it done the same thing. Inr the case' of bis son, who' was also bitten,the result was the same with the exception that en a subsequent application it refused to adhere to the hand..- The atone js- white, an f anirTnIar8hae.r - -j, ,-; ) ' af C&I9. Treeof fonr mpn $teatt of Lebanon dTsappearedi circamstaneee gave f -I- (tso w m- -.ayiviuu vuai sua sfn ucc u oioruer ed by her hnsband. Mr. S tout was arrested and tLoogh protesting Vis innocence' waaiaprison-ed-Their little toy three Or ifdnfyeart old, was taea"lo Cloctniiall, and Ihe iitif day"ti'e cr taLUlT.-a 'Siout :ap pi are J in J tleiae'i & "ihild cf Voaa fritoC3'Lo Tad ii ia chas EWtad teea li?I-ia tZcnUcly. "H.er a tlisulii re sit of family ro. tOlttltllllJ . , .A.Oood Choir Story. An enchanga paper pabliahes the following very readable -story abont "choir" music in a Western. .church; .The choir ia the west, has had a severe. struggle .or Iifv especially in tbe Methodist churches. The style was a "brother leading the singing,' while tbe hymn was lined by the minister. No song monopoly there. No operaticaee' Jaw futl In 1844 the notion of tbe General Confession was such as to lead the formation of the Methodist Church South, and under Dr. Sehon, a Southern church was organized in Cincinnati, and its place of worship known as Soule ChapeL The first General Conference of the new organization was held at Pe tersburgh, Va., and alarge number of delegates spent the Sabbath preachkrg in Cincinnati, and worshipped at Soda Chapel. On the Sabbath the noted Dr. (now Bishop) Pierce was to preach the morning sermon, and expectation stood on tip-toe. Tho house was crowded. The singing was led by that prince of choristers, John G n, and by his aide sat his honor, Judge McLean, who joinad heartily in the worship. After the opening service, the pastor stepped to Bishop Soule, and asked hitn if he would enter the pulpit and conduct the concluding services. He declined, and suggested Dr. H r, an antique little man, with sharp features set astride a sharp nose, a sharp cut goates, and a sharp appearance' gecerally. Dr. Sebon approached him and 'said,, io low tones: -'Dr. H r, will you conduct the closing exercisesf Tes, sah,' was the response; showiug the effect of association upon tbe dialect; and entering the pulpit, he took his seat.- The sermon was all that could be desired, it more than met expectation, and the preacher sat down amidst great excitement. Dr. II. r, reemed to think that an exhortation from himself would be a glorious climax,; and briskly rising, hymn book in hand, advanced to the front of the pulpit, and, with his peculiar pronunciation, began: "How thankful, friends, we ought to bet To bint who brought us here to see . . This lovelv Sabbath morning!" G a, the choiriater, never dreamed of an exhortation after that sermon, and catching the lines as Dr. H -r read them, found them 'fourth particular metre,' rose, with the Judge by his side, and started the tune so often sung to that glorious old him: "Gome on, my partners in distress." Louder and louder rolled his clear, strong voice over that sea of heads: ' "How thankful, friends, we ought to b, e. Poor Dr. H -r was bewildered. Turning to Dr. Sehon, he said:: "Sah, they are singing my exhortatioor "Never mind, said Tehon, whose; face, always rubicund, was seven times redder than its wont, "never mind, wait till they are through." "But, sah, they are singing my exhortationf By this time John and the Judge were thro', repeat and alf, and looked ap moet patiec tfy for Dr. H -r to 'give out more. He however looked at them Steadily, and laid down his book, sayingi , " Well, you're the greatest singers here I ever heard I You not only sing a man's hymn, but you sing his exhortation too! LcCs pray F A Western Court Seene. Judge 1 ' , of Missouri, waa in mauy respects a remarkable man. He stood six feet two inches in his boots, and waa as fond of a frol-io as the most rattling lad in the country. He could drink more liquor, lift a heavier bag o' meal, and play a better game of "poker," than any man in his circuit. These admirable qualifications of course rendered him the most popular man in his district. Yet he never lost his dignity while on his be nob. There he was stem, haughty and ; dignified, the least approach to familiarity while he was sitting in court, was always resented by a .fine, and sometimes by imprisonment.Well, it happened one day while he was hold ing court, that Mr, Dewzenbery, a rough-looking but independent customer, came into the court room with his hat on his head. This the judge considered an indignity offered to the court, and forthwith ordered Mr. Dew&enbary to take off his hat. .: To this Mr. Dewenbury paid no attention, which being observed by "bis honor," who again observed the incorrigible standing with hie hat on his head. - . . . , "Sheriff,' cried the court, "take that man's hat cffP ,v. ; " -. -1 - : The sheriff approached and repeated the command of the court. , . , r. '' frm bald, said Mr. De wzenbnry, "aad can't comply .' ; . . , ' ' "You can't!" exclaimed the judge, waxing angry, "then I will fine you five dollars for contempt of court." '. What's that you say, jadge?" replied Mr. Dewzenbery aa he walked deliberately- op to the. Jndge'i stand- .. , '. y , ; . ;- , .,; - "I aay that I fine you five dollarf for contempt of court." . . - v " . ..... . - - - .' Very well, said Mr. D. j a jh a carefaljy pat hi band into hie pocket,, and palled ont a fifty cent piece; f very well .here's tbe money. .Tou owed me four dollar and a kaJf vhen, vc quit playing poker last night and the half makes us even, ii' i-k-v -; ' - : y. The bar . roaredV the "crowd tmiled, and the judge pocketed, his change wiUidat: nturioj a : t The Baaodlaatof , in that Bed. j 'r V A correepondent of the'-New 1 York" Waverljr gives the fficringas onepf' the many incifenta lhat beta! s"ooargin roandacaoolma-jur.!-i-jfl had beea teaching .in ; liason oasfy io this the Sucker Stats', Isnd thi"t3rci was boarding round, i One evening after school,' one cf ray rtl'a scboh's rpeijv. to rse v$ fw -r -j "Hr, JoVcf U'tit jJTt.wczIi.eaoia lorae rilh me. : ' .! ;r".'-i i4zis-no'&-': -. ' ;i "Very wtn. I tip'.:, anj tuCa'A let out for tay rttroa'a hoots vllca wa'i iriUct gome two miles. No w, ha it knoa,"Jaaew ircITirry for sack was bis same,' had two'daoghters,tha pride and envy of the whole'community. I liad heard ao coach about them1 that t was naturally anxious to see them. It seemed," however, that I was to be disappointed. When we arrived I learned that the "gala had gone to a party the other side of the creek; so I went to bed, execrating Inck which deprived tne of seeing them thatnight. - The night had well advanced when I heard one of the girls come home and passing into the adjoining room, she warmed herself before some coals which were alive oa the hearth. It seems the old gentleman and lady slept ia the aam room, but I waa not aware of it then. Having warmed herself she turned to leave the room, when tbe old man spoke Girl" said he, th schoolmaster! ia your bed.- ' "Very welV said Sarah, and passing throegh tbe room I slept in, went up stairs. About an hour had elapsed, when I heard Judy, the ether one, come. She stood at the door a long time talking with "her feller,, thea eaiewd softly. Disrobing her feet, she entered tbe room wbero I lay, in her stocking feet, carefully undressed herself, and coming to the side of the bed pre- .pared to get in. Now it happened that I lay in the middle, and turning back the ctotaea, sbe gave me a shake and eaid in a suppressed whisper:"Lay over, Sarah. I rolled over and whipped the corner of tbe pillow in my month to keep from laughing. In she bounced, but tbe bed would squeak. Tb old man heard it and called ouU "Judy P "Sir, was responded in a faint voire from the bed beside me. - Schoolmaster is in that bed." ' With one loud yell and an "Oh Heavenl" she landed on the floor, aad fled with the rapidity of a deer, up staits. . She never heard the last of it I can tell you. The Smith Family. "Gentlemen, said a candidate for Congress 'my came is Smith, and I am proud to say I am not ashamed of it. It may be that no person in this crowd owns that very com dot name. If however there be one such, let him bold ap hii head, pull np his dicky, torn out his toes, take' courage and thank his stars that there are a few more of the same sort. "Smith, gentlemen, is an illustrious name And stands e ver high in the ancalr'of fame; -1 Let White, Drown,' Jones, increase as tbey will, Believe me that Smith will outnumber them still." "Gentlemen, I am proud of being' an original, Smith; not Smylhe, but a: Tegular natural Sm-i-t-h Smith. Potting in-Y in the middle or an E at the end won't do gentlemen. Who ever heard of a great man by the came of Smyth or Smyths? Echo answers who and everybody says nobody. But as fur Smith, plain S-m-it-h, why the fillers of fame are covered with the honored and revered name. Who were the moet racy, witty, and popular authors of this century! Horace aad Albert Smith. Who the most original, pithy, and humorous preachers? Rev. Sidney Smith. To go further back who was the bravest and boldest soldier in Sumter's army in the Revolution? A Smith. Who pa levered with Pohatan, gallivanted with Pcca bootaa, and became the ancestor of the first families in Virginia? A Smith again. And who. I ask and I ask the question more seriously aod soberly who, I say, is that man, and what is bis Bamewho has fought the most bat Uessnade the moat speeches, preached the most sertbons, held the most offices, sung the most songs, written the most poems, courted the most women, and married the most widows? History sajs, I say, and ever body says John Smith." ' . ' timn -- -, Waggery.- - The following we find floating around It is not so bad for tight times. Some time ago, on a Sabbath day, we wended our way to one of the churches, and instead o a sermon, heard an address npon some missiona ry or other benevolent subject. After the ad dress was concluded two brethren were seel aroond with the plates for contributions Deacon L-, who was one of the collectors, taking the side upon which we set. Immediately in front, and upon the next Scat, negligently reclined our friend Bill H , ss gentlemen of infinite humor, and full of dry jokes. Deacon L- - extended the basket- Bill slowly shook bis bead. "Come William, give ns something," said the deacon. ' - "Can't do it,'' replied Bill. v - "Why not? Is not the causa a good one?'' "Yes, but I am not able to give, anything.-"Pooh! pooh! I know better; you must give a better reason than that," - "Well, I owe too much money. ' I most be) just before I am grteroua, you know." M "IS at William, you owe uod a larger debt than yon owe any one else." "That's trne deacon, but then he ain't push' ing me, like the balance of my erpditon-I" - The deacon' face got iuto rather a curious condition, and he passed on. In Uothing' has Custom Changed Ilorfll than in the Treatment of, the. Sick. ' But a little while ago bleeding, blisters,' cathartics, and emetics, formed the" Staple of medical treatment. It was customary (a give imrgs. do ses of the most active and poisonous medicines and not unfrequently a man's reputation depended npon the site of bis doses. Among tbe pec' pie cathartics and emetics were common, and a dose of pills was the prescription for almost every imaginable ailment. r. . There was an undefined idea that disease was a material something which had anacouotab! tot into a man, and most be physicked, bled i blistered, or sweated out of him. It was a sort of material be witchery, which most be exorcised and cast out. t . . ...; ., , But all this is cow bravely altered. ' The mild' est means are most popular. The Uaeet and blister plaster are almost unknown. . All the torturing adjuncts Of old-school practice are mainly laid aside, and nature, not . physic. Is relied upon, while - physicians now o&ea bot how; lit tie medicine they give - - Homejpa'hy has had ranch to do in tins chacg'ng pablio sentime&U Her uild dctes sad measures, and above all the sentiment cf mild-nesj breathed fa her practice, acJ lis e-iinsnl snecess, hate inspired people with coEHJecce ia ravld saeasores and a repuklo-j ta the c'i . prso U'ces. Among tho!j who have ctEtrI!;at8it3 tilJ change Tcof. Ucufbsets stands pre-eninet-t. His extensivei ad vertUemenU and wrl'Jc rs, lis very general introdution of his Spec!-? L.t pathie Remedies, aed theiranqaestioneds?c?;3y have demonstrated rnctiea'ly the cnrabi'.'.ty cf disease by the mild sugar pill dof.wKi! be hai gained an env:ab.e feputation bv tr.e sn? '-s cf his system Th artiasents of Corner; -tnsr of may.not Resound, bat tU p riLi!. .1 tc.s ia drat cf fpeciScf ii tsysci rt'-j-C- ar i Us iouueaoe ia formicj a belter puL..a leausent sot less decided.

KP" MOUNTS VERNONSi: : TUESDAY, " MARCH ,! 13- I860. V: number' r. VOLUME XXIII. -C-..1 r. ,t.. f-j U ptrSttSKKO TT YIXAe V0BSIM, ' OJScV in T7o'4y.idi Block; Third. Story TERMS T dollars per annum, payable In ad ranee $2,50 wltbin six months; 3,00 after the ex - plratioo of the year. Clubs of twenty, S1.60 each. aut JL PSALM OF:XIFE. . bt tooriuo. Tall me aot, la mournful numbers, " Life i but an empty dream ! " - ler tbe aoal is dead that slumbers, . And thing are not what taey teem. Life ia reall Life it earnest! . And tbe grare i not it goal; Dart thou art, to dust returnest, - Waa not spoken at the souL Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way ; Bat to act, that each to-morrow - Find U3 further than to-day. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like mnffled drums, are beating - Funeral marches to the grave. In tbe world's broad field of battle. In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle !-. , . : Be hero ia the strife ! Trust no Future, bowe'er pleasant ! ! Let tbe dead Past bury its dead ! Aet, aetin the living Present t Heart within, and (Jid o'erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make oar live sublime, .And, departinj-,-leave behind us-Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footprints, tht perhaps another, : Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. - Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; till achieving. atill pursuing, Learn. to labur and to wait. The Flagr of Oar Union. .- ! it GE0R8K p. aonnis. A song for our Banner the watchword recall ' Which gave the Republic her station; 'Unite we stand divided we fall? . ; It made and preserves us a nation! " The union of lakes and tb union of land The union of States none e ia ever- The union of hearts the union of hands, And the Flag of our union forovr, ":"' And ever, j And the Flag of our Union forever, "What God in JJis wisdom and mercy designed, And armed with his weapon of thunder, Uot all the earth's despots and factions combined Have the power to eunqunr or sunder! The union of takes the union of lands " The union of. States' none can icver The union of hearts the union of Iaodi", And the Flag of our Union forever, And ever, -. ; '" 1 ' And the Flag of our Union forever! Oh, keep the flig flying! the pride of the van! - To all other nations disi-lny it, The ladies for union are all to a w a.v. But not to tbe. man who'd betray it!-The union of lakes the union of lands The union of Slut a none on ever . The union of hearts the union of h-.nds, : And the Flag of our Union forever,-Aud ever, And the Flar of our Union forever. Cnks anu 2 A THEILLINO SrOEY. v The following story was Taken fnm that inter? eating book, Parley's Thousand and One Stories. It is founded upon gome occurrence which actually took place in Vermont, some forty, years ago. The facts are almost literally related, as follows: My brother lie man liked the business of can y-ing the mail better than I did ; and ao I went to work ia a new clearing that I had cotameuctd, about a' mile and a half from home, and not quite ao far off from tbe house of a brother-ic law. I used to stay as oftea at one place as at the Other. It was a bad arrangement, as in ease ; of accident, neither family would be alarmed, or go to look for me, if I did not come borne. 1 felt tbe force of this in tbe course of tbe winter, as joa will see directly. . - There had fallen one of tbe old fashioned, Northern New Tork snows, crusted over bard enough ; to bear a man. I was getting on famously with ; my clearing, getting ready to build a bouse in the spring.. .1 was ambitious, and worked early and late, going without my dinner some days, when the bread and meat I bad brought in my pocket was frozen so hard that I could not mas ; ticate it without takiog up too much of mj time. One day it was intensely cold, with a prospect of a storm that might binder my work th next day, add so I worked on as long as I could see, and after twilight I bad fellen a tree, which in its descent lodged against another. I could not bear the idea of leaving the job halt .finished; I nouuted tbe prostrate bod to cut away a limb to let it down. '. Tbe.bole of tbe tree forked, about forty feet - np, into equal parts, with large projeciiug limbs frora both. It was one of these I had cot away ; to bring it to tbe ground. In my baste perhaps ' I was not so careful as X should have been ; at any rate the first blows' eased the lodgment, so that tbe tree began to settle, and I was just go; ng to J amp off, when tbe fork split: and as it did to one foot dropped iato the space "so that 1 could sot extricate it for tbe moment, but I felt no alarm, for I kjW that I Cood cut away tbe tree ia a minute, or perhaps draw mj foot but of .the. boot, as 11 preiurt m 6ct tsvere.- At t .' first blow of tha ax' the traa took another atart, , J:ro"ed over, and the split dosed with all the force l-aa of -iu gUot tresgtbf-vrashing'jsy oi until te t'j I Very tou'es were CaiUned, -and tiers I han s "J - psnJedfjast abIeo4tonch''t in- .gers ta tho anow,! with aothing to rest pen for a moment ibe air, At aero, aud growing colder no prospect of anyt.pne coraicg- that way that nijnt lbs nearest house a t 'la awsyr- friends to fee! alarmed atalsenai.for- oae woali up- posa m safe wl ihV c'.lz:t My ax In Us fall rested opoa tha saow erost, JUifffjlfS. about ten feet. off. If I ooold onlj get that, I might yet save myself.- I did not think how I was I to cut myself loose) from the bod of that jpreat tree, snspeoded as I was, neaa aows, ana uer lor with tbesTUshiag rcorrent of the disordered - -a ' - ' - ! " ' a . ' " ' s' ""a t a ' "1 i blood; but I thought m that Keen otaae my oniy knne of life was fixed. Just forward of, me grew a slim bosh, when I thought, if I coaki ob tain, I could form into a .hook ' by twisting the limbs together, and draw the ax within my reach. ' Although the bush was ont of mv reach, I at last succeeded in getting hold of it by means of a loop by tying my suspenders together. I drew it toward me and cut it oXf, with my pocket knife one of that sort so lote known aa "Barlow knives," having a singled blade about two and a half inches long and tyree eights of an ioch wide, with eqnal width sS its length, set in a han dle of pecnliar : form, Half its length iron and half horn or bene. ' I aacceeded -ad mirably in fashioning ia hook,: and almost felt the handle of. the a within my grasp; so certain was I of success. . From the tree that imprisoned me the ground decended rapidly for dozen rods or more to a little creek. My ax lay upon" the brow of the hill. The first movement I made toward twisting tke loop of my stick aroond the handle so as to draw it within my reach, loosened It from its icy rest, and away it went ' down the hill, crushing through the little frost-briuie bushes, down upon the ice the creek, down to a little fall a few rods below, and over that into the unfrozen pool, with a surging sound, aa if be felt in the water, that seemed to send us icy chili through every vein and artery in my whole body. 1 still had my kuite. true, it was a rough surgical iustrument, but hope and the love of lift; gave tne strength tu climb up by my fastened leg aud cut away the boot aud stocking, aud then with that knife I unjoin ted my ankle aud fell to the ground my left leg a fooileas, bleeding slum.'! The intensity of the cold save me from bjerdiug to death. I tore of a part of my coat and with my handkerchief aud suspeuders maiiaized to biod tny leg with a haudful of too ud bl&rtcd to crawl home. I succeeded in reai biug within siglit of the house, aud then my streujtih utterly failed me. i tried toy voice ia vain but 1 could make no one hear. 1 extrttu mvscit once more, and crawled toward the road that I knew Heman must come. It wua a painful lak, for, besides my exhautioit, I .was ptr'uibiiig witL cold. Just then I beat d the fonid ot my brother's etage boru. and ibe giigle of the bells coming down the hill. ' (. at rained nty voice to the highest pitch, bbt he did not, could not, hear; but there was another friend man's faithful frir-nd who did heat.- (Jld liuuter. the noble old dog, had indeed on accompai.jin this trip, and brother "Let kini n; who knows what good may come ot Ty' Good did come of it, tor his ear was quicker than He man's and he roust-d up at the t: rot cry, and as the second cry reached his ear, he leaped out and in a minute as at the spot where I lay upon the snow. lie smelt -all, around, aud J held op my footless leg. Just then the sleigh had got op the bill; Hunter sprung back into the path, barktd loudly, and as the horses came up, he jumped up, seized the reins, and would not let go until Ueman called a halt. . ' ' Hunter let go his hold on the horses, jumped back'iorrhe slt-ih, caught hold of lietnau'd hand pulling off. the mitten, and away he-ran back to whre I was, and comment barking furiou.-lj; but I heard nothing. Tne eflFect upon tne when I knew thai 1 was discovered by that faiiful old d(g, and th.it he uever would desert me, nor cevse- his c-tf.irt uutil he obtained help, bad ct8t-d me to faint. My brother knew that Lluntvr wait not at play lhat something curi ons was the matter and jumped out of the sleigh mid ran after tne. : ' : In -a little white I. was safe at borne the doe-tor was sunt for, and tny wound properly cressed. I eventually recovered, but was, however, acrip-pU for life. jloutljcnt ifc. PLANTATION LIFE IU THE S2TJTH GRAPHIC PICTUaK- A travelin j corrrpondent of tfce New York Journal rJ Commerce, who . lately reached the " up country of Georgia," baa riven to that paper a very graphic and ittereaticg, and, we do not dxtbt, a correct portrat ore of plantation life in that section of tbe South ; and his pictures of Georgia Dentations are but re prod actions of what are common in a'l tbe cotton, rice and sugar States this one exception, that Georgia is unquestionably, whettber from its soil, its geo graphical situation, or tbe energy and the enterprise of its people, or all, the most flourishing State in the South : THE COTTOy COC5TRT. There are broad acres white with silver wealth, each plantation a community by itself," having its own domestic system, with its proprietorship, overseers, laborers and police regulations. .Rice and cotton plantations differ little in their gem ral arrangement, excepting in these respects which the culture of the different staples requires. If we are fortunate euongh to escape the horde of ignoble euro, which take upon themselves tbe especial duty of guarding the premises, particu larly at night, howling and snapping their dis pleasure at the intrusion, we shall obtain some insight into affairs. In many instances, the ex teriorof the master's residence differs little in appearance from the cabins of his servants, except La. size, and perhaps' the embelis'iment of white paint and a verandah,, while the latter are simply white washed. The more aristocratic planters, t owever, make greater display of wealth and their houses and gronnds are often, models of architectural beauty and good taste. . . Some distance. apart, and embosomed in shada- treee, ia the negro "quarter, village f cabins often laid ont in streets and ' squares, the entire premise acrupaionsly .peat .-and Jxea from citA, which sanitary precaatioQ requires in this warm and not loo healthy' climate.' Near 'by.3 iii the fcursary, where orobins or all gs,' front tin fancy 'Whoodibtnuted io the care ot 4Veopiran'aat4 Vzressei'whtleUnetparWnti araogagedia tb daily javocatioaa. Hera at -7 th Uttle imps may 'be aeen parting logVther'"or Tk'iMsVn.; And iivfstu; w a" gers.oy-tiaamg som raAnttrpificfatt they regard with contempt, attaching to thed no V-ae, and refasin'g'toi' Accept thetn 'ai'4;S'ft.r-(This is merely mentioned by way ci ingestion to Uncle Sasa, whose pauioa for coiniDg cants has already elicited nmoch comment.) Ner at hand is. the hospital, where white physicians of professional skill are employed to attend the sick, and ia; another place stands the little chapel, where such as are. disposed, assemble twice on the babbath day to engage in their , devotions. In an appropriate and secluded spot is the tittle graveyard, neatly fenced and adorned with shrnb- bsry, where those who die are buried, some of them, it is true, witbont epitaph or tombstone, but not a few remembered by costly monomenU, on which are inscribed expressions of the mas ter's esteem for the services and character of the faithful servant. a rtANTXTIOX UFK-r-ITS KOUTI5E. .' The slaves receive their day's rations from the overseer on the evening previous, and these are eaten in their- own cabins.' Tbey consist of wholesome food, such as bacon, corn, rice, Ac and excepting rice, are varied daily. - At night the plantations are regularly patrolled, and at daylight the slaves are called to their task, and at noon are summoned to dinner by the whistle or horn. Those who are active will have finish ed their stint by this time, and are at liberty to employ the remainder of the day according to their own inclination. Such , extra time many devote to their own private gardens and poultry- houses, which often yield them a revenue of two or three hundred dollars a year. ; THE LASH. V " The doctrine of- Abolitionism, would seem to demaud for the slave full immunity from punish ment for alt faults and crimes. Blacks are by no means infallible, even though slaves. In some States whipping is still the legal penalty for inferior crimes, aud is inflicted upon' all offenders, whether black or white. LABOR TAXED. It is not uncommon to see the master himself working side by side with his black slave, that precious time may be saved. Thn he does not pause to argue the question whether 4labor is degrading' Even then, when time is money, he baa consideration for the health and strength of his servants, and if the heat be intense, invariably calls them from labor during the swelter ing hours of midday. It . often happens that emulation runs high between the negroes of neighboring plantations as to which shall per. form the greatest day's work, and' in such cases it is sometimes actually necessary to employ force to compel them to cease work, when the repeated summons of the horn have passed unheeded.Th Southern slaveholder has learned the capabilities of the black man, and knows how much is to be expected from him. He is aware that generally speaking, two of them are not as one white roan, and accordiuly works him more moderately. ; -. CHARACTER OF THB SLATE. v The negroes as a class are constitutionally lazy, though there are exceptions. Some of them have a natural inventive talent and a peculiar tact for the mechanic arts. They are frequently employed as engineers on steam-tugs and locomotives, and in other responsible capacities. The private business of their masters is not on-frequently intrusted to them. It has been urged that they will work as industriously as freemen as when sustaining the relation of slaves, but experience proves the. contrary -in both free and slave States. It is not uncommon for masters to allow such of their negroes as, frm sheer laziness, will hardly pay for their lupport, to hire their owd time. Thus it is not unusual, especially in the cities, to see big lubberly . negroes sunning themselves upon a cotton-bale, or lounging agaiosi a fence. . A stranger naturally infers that' tbey are free, or soppoaing them to be slaves, wonders bow. is this land of oppression, they are permitted thus to waste, their time io idleness. Curiosity impels him to inquire. Sambo rolls bis eyes and stretches his month as yon approach.' . "Well, boys, how are job? Got a holiday, have youT" . ' -."; Oh, no, sah got no holiday." "No holiday 1 How is" it that yon are not at work then? Are you free?'' ''Golly ! no, sab. Ise a specable nigger, sah. Think I'd be a miserable free nigger? Yah, yah! No, sabl" . "Who's your mastei?'' "Massa Jones up on de bill." -- . .. "Well, if yon belong to Massa Jones, why are you not at work? What are yon doing here?" "Hir'ng Ise own time, niassa." . "Humph! this is a queer way to pay for it-How much do yon give your roaster a month ?" "Five dollar, massa. Any nigger can earn dat tn no time. Gub a quarter, massa", Tankee. The negro who hires his own time is essential ly free works for whom he, pleases, and goes where he lists. , But the result almost invariably I shows that they earn little more than sufficient to pay their master the stipulated price work ing, perhaps, two days of the week, and passing the remainder in indolence. Northern, men, who have been accustomed to tbe greater amount of labor performed by the whites, are naturally the hardest taskmasters, because ; they expeet the same amount from ibe negro, and more than he ia really-capable of performiag. .", .The above facta woald furniah some of the strongest arguments ia favor of the empldyaent of free labor practicable there especially in 'con sideratloo of he presenx high prices of aegroea. How x"4S woeld every planter hire laborers at the. moderate Jwages pari at the Korth thereby considerably dimiaisbing the namerical strength of hiV field han'dsv'orlincreaslng hii'crdpi in like ratiq 'with an, eqo foreeJand, jit he same .time relievi himself of -the heavy tnoral xetponsibility and perpetuat annoyance which ha now tnffers under.the present system 1 ' Bat he; tuotr that such ij3b'a experiment; for there are those rho have, gifejtt itW-falr'lria1r''and'Unes;aii etter faifare.j It is this Tohrtotis necessity for the" em'ployment of slave labor, the increasing demaad for such labor, atjdr the corresponding i increase ia iherralae .ef aerroes, tlat has indaced & few to adroc&ta.the revival of the alave trade. lihiiffsiiilp i ,: Appearance cf Locusts. J Dr. Gideon B. 8mith, of Baltimore, writes to the National Intelligencer .that the locusts will appear ' extensively this year. The following States and parts of States will be occupied by them, 'vis: New York and Connecticut from Long Ialand Sound to Washington county, New York; from the Connecticut river to the Hudson river, and several counties in New York west of the Hudson river to Montgomery county, on Mohawk river. New Jersey: occupying the whole State. Pennsylvania in that portion bounded by Peter's Mountain on the Sooth, Mahan tango Mountain on the North, the Delaware river on theEast, and the Susquehanna river on the West-Maryland from Anne Arundel county to the middle of St. 'Mary's county, from ther Cheia-apeake to the ' Potomac river. : Virginia from the sonthern part of Loudon county to tbeTloan-oke river; from the Blue Ridge to the Potomac river. North Carolina Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes,-Guilford, Roman, Surry, and adjacent counties. Michigan about Kalamazoo; Indiana Dearborn and adjacent counties. They will commence emerging in North Carolina la-bout the 10th of May, and a few days later for every hundred miles as we progress north, until the first of June, in Washington county, New York. This will afford a fine opportunity to test the correctness of the assertion lhat they do not appear regularly every seventeen years. . None of the Southern tribe (thirteen year locusts) ap. pear this year. . . ' A Supernatural Light on a Railroad Track. An engineer employed on the Northern Cen tral Railroad in Maryland informs the Baltimore Republican that on Friday night of last week, while he was running a freight train over the road, and when about ten miles from Baltimore, be was suddenly startled by seeing directly before him what he supposed to be the front light of another engine coming towards him not over a hundred yards distant. " - He immediately blew the whistle to put down tho brakes, and finding he was about to run upon it, he reversed the engine and did every thig in his power to stop, but finding it impossible, he gave the alarm to the fireman and rushed to the rear of the engine for the purpose of jumping off to save his life, when, upon turning again to take another lock ahead, he was. completely astounded by the discovery that the light bad disappeared, but where to, or bow, do one was able to fay The story is substantiated by all those who were upon the train, who state, that they all saw the ligh t directly ahead, very distinct aud rather lar ger than the usual front lights. . ,'; - After running a short distance, the train was stopped, and those engaged upon it instituted a search for the cause of this mysterious light, but all their efforts were in vain, as there was no light of any kind to be sen in tbe neighborhood. The Republican say it "It will be recollected that a man was killed at this very spot about a week since, astd it is the supposition of those who saw it that the light was caused by some sa- f pernatoral agency, as they are cf the Ofintco that it was entirely too large to have been the reflection of a hand-lantern. As we are not inclined to believe ia 'gboeU,' we have some doubt about this, but it was certainly a sicgular phe nomenon of some kind." Benecia Boy in England. . Heenan, who has gone to England to whip Sayers, the Champion of the British ring, if he can, oo the 16th of April next, appears to conduct himself very modestly abroad.. He shuns public demonstrations among the bruisers, and has made a favorable impression with the fancy. It ia stated, however, that the betting favors Sayers in London at 6 to 4, and in some cases even at 2 to 1. ::v;-.v- :.r . ' Fred Falkland, who accompanied Heenan to England, thus writes to the Spirit of the Times of the Benicia Boy and his trainirg quarters: Heenan U very well. The weather, now for a day or two, has been very cold; before that it rained every day. ; After stopping almost entirely unknown in London for a week, we started for this place, where we hired an old farm house with a very fiue barn attached, brought a middle aged woman from London, and are now keeping bachelor hall, living very comfortably in one of the-most healthy and romantic localities in England, directly in the rear of the celebrated Cathedral, and about half a mile from the city or town of Salisbury.' We live very secluded, have no visitors whatever, and shall most probably stay here until shortly before-the 16th of April next. London to be Tunnelled for BaHroad Purr poces. " Something more "magnificent" than the Hox-sie tunnel for Philadelphia, is about to ba accomplished in London. The long talked of tunnel juderthe city, to get rid of the surface arrange' meats in a crowded city, is being commenced. Shafts are being sank at several placet along the line of the proposed railway, one having been o pened on aa.ncoccupied piece of land at King's Cross, pear the railway station, and another near Eustoa Square. When aofScieot 'depth has been reached, the excavators will commence tne- neUing io the directioB of the London and Nortk-westera Railway station, with which -a junction will be effected at a short distance from the pre sent term inns. .At the Paddingtoo atatioa - commencement has been made, and here, afl in the jonctioa.with the northern ltaea of railway, the communicatioa will be above groand.h 'As at present arranged; the liae wilt hare ftsrciy .XiH3Pi'i?rW ' firwu The ho dergrcnd.r4irar;wi!J be, provided at one or two place aldng the line- with treoUtatufa?' etafti rBaf it is, considered1'' that there will not bafacr at air 6r the purpose.' . The London parser froca which yi copy doe cot give; tbd j.rctab'4 Ccst cf this work, which,'for a city theTsize cf London must be a considerable andertaking. FJiiiJpMa Ledger. jcreac uevesBuy vjt aesa, as me numerous sta iions aiong 'tue nne, -ana me open, cuttma ca cnu. wiji iroviue euuicieni nirrArt nf A, Sitter,. Tired of the Drunken XlftHts cf , -,, . hc Brotaer, Uurder Him,. : . ? An extraordinary affair has occurred at Hanover, says. th Loekport .Journal. Last week a respectable tradeswoman went to the police office and stated that she had murdered her brother ia her own house, and that she wished to be taken into custody. .. The police went to the house and found the dead body of bar brother, whose name was Basel, lying in one of the rooms with his throat cnt. The woman said that the man, after losing from drookeness several sit nations as clerk to advocates, had been reduced to the necessity of accepting the position of railway porter, but that the had kindly allowed him to live with her gratis, on condition of his giving a solemn prom tne that he would abstain from drink for the fa in re. Tills premise he had cot kept, and the night before he had returned home so drunk that he bad fallen asleep on the floor. Irritated at his shameful conduct, she cut his throat. The police, thinking the woman insane, had her ex amined by medical men, but no indication of In nacy could be discovered. It turned oat that she had committed the murder in the presence of her two children, aged ten and twelve, and that be fore giving herself into custody she had made her will. : A Well-known Citizen Shot at by a Wo man. : Considerable excitement . was created last eve ning by the announcement that Mr. D. C. Pan- coast had been shot at by a woman. , Tbe affair, a we learn, originated in a dissolution of partnership between ; Pancoast and Bogge, the two being brothers-in-law. Mr. Pancoast, ia a letter to his brother-in-law,. stated, on the strength of Boggs' own assertion, that he (Boggs) was too intimate with a woman named Lonija Jackson, and consequently that he could not continue the relation of partner with his son. : Boggs proceeded to Cincinnati, where the let ter was shown him, and he returned to Memphis and gave the missive to Miss Jackson j who is company with a sister proceeded to Mr. Pan- coast's establishment, and demanded a written apology, which being refused, she drew a pistol and attempted to shoot him. Fortunately, Mr. Pancoast succeeded in wresting the . pistol from the infuriated woman, and although he was slightly wounded in the hand by the discharge of the weapon, he was not materially injured. A policeman coming along arrested the women and took them to tbe station bouse, from which they were shortly after liberated, on giving the requisite security. Miss Louisa Jackson is a milliner, and resided formerly in Cincinnati. Memphis Avalanch, Feb. 23. Frifflltful Event In Virginia Three Broth- ' era Jiiiled. Dicbmokd, Feb. 23. A terrible affray occored in Pittsylvania coun ty yesterday, resulting in the.death of three Brc-tfaers. ' : Captain Vincent Witcbers was engaged in col lecting testimony to be used in a suit for the divorce of his grand-daughter from a man named Clemens. His conrae angered Clemens, and obtaining the assistance of his brother, they made an attack upon tbe Captain, firing their revolv. era at him, and grazing his clothing. Mr, Witch-ers immediately returned the shots, and the brothers fell dead at each other's side. During this encounter, a grand-son of Mr. Witcbers, named Smith, attempted to interfere, when another brother of Clemens fired npon him. Smith immediately overpowered him and killed him with bia bowie knife. Captain Witchers is seventy five years of age and well known as the former President of lie Danville Railroad Company. Boyalty on a Spree. The young Prince of Orange, who is expected to marry the English Princess Alice, being determined to "have bis fling" before allowing himself to be bound in the chains of matrimony, lately bad a "fast", time of it in Paris, when on his way to see his Jiances. This came to the knowledge of his intended mother-in-law, and she prevailed npon his father, the King of Holland, to legate him to Bordeaux. To the city of tbe Garonne he went, taking with him three handsome young women from the grand opera to temper exile and make it endurable. These were; taken from him, and at the end of four days be was a-gain in Paris; whereupon he was ordered lo pack bp his traps and go to Cherbourg, where, though it is so near to the sea, it is supposed be will be safe from tbe aoagt of the sirens. The Princess Alice will probably I ke him none the less because of bis "spree," ladies being being partial to gentlemen who are "a little wild." The throne of Holland can't be periled for tech a trifle. Had Stone Hemedy. . There are people ia this country who believe in the efficacy of tbe application of what is railed tbe mad-stone to the bite of a mad dog The Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday saysi - Mr. Wiiliam Seeder, of Millcreek township, who was bitten by a dog some days ago, inform, ed ns yesterday, that a dog of his, which was attacked the seme night by tbe rabid dog, exhibited signs of hydrophobia on . Wednesday, and by the following dy became, so bad aa to compel him to shoot it. . He informed ns, also, that he bad felt co uneasiness, and feels convinced of the efficacy of the appficatioti of the mad-stone.'" The atone, when applied to his hand adhered to it for several boors, when it dropped of aad oaly on one occasion sin ce and that for, a, few momenU, has it done the same thing. Inr the case' of bis son, who' was also bitten,the result was the same with the exception that en a subsequent application it refused to adhere to the hand..- The atone js- white, an f anirTnIar8hae.r - -j, ,-; ) ' af C&I9. Treeof fonr mpn $teatt of Lebanon dTsappearedi circamstaneee gave f -I- (tso w m- -.ayiviuu vuai sua sfn ucc u oioruer ed by her hnsband. Mr. S tout was arrested and tLoogh protesting Vis innocence' waaiaprison-ed-Their little toy three Or ifdnfyeart old, was taea"lo Cloctniiall, and Ihe iitif day"ti'e cr taLUlT.-a 'Siout :ap pi are J in J tleiae'i & "ihild cf Voaa fritoC3'Lo Tad ii ia chas EWtad teea li?I-ia tZcnUcly. "H.er a tlisulii re sit of family ro. tOlttltllllJ . , .A.Oood Choir Story. An enchanga paper pabliahes the following very readable -story abont "choir" music in a Western. .church; .The choir ia the west, has had a severe. struggle .or Iifv especially in tbe Methodist churches. The style was a "brother leading the singing,' while tbe hymn was lined by the minister. No song monopoly there. No operaticaee' Jaw futl In 1844 the notion of tbe General Confession was such as to lead the formation of the Methodist Church South, and under Dr. Sehon, a Southern church was organized in Cincinnati, and its place of worship known as Soule ChapeL The first General Conference of the new organization was held at Pe tersburgh, Va., and alarge number of delegates spent the Sabbath preachkrg in Cincinnati, and worshipped at Soda Chapel. On the Sabbath the noted Dr. (now Bishop) Pierce was to preach the morning sermon, and expectation stood on tip-toe. Tho house was crowded. The singing was led by that prince of choristers, John G n, and by his aide sat his honor, Judge McLean, who joinad heartily in the worship. After the opening service, the pastor stepped to Bishop Soule, and asked hitn if he would enter the pulpit and conduct the concluding services. He declined, and suggested Dr. H r, an antique little man, with sharp features set astride a sharp nose, a sharp cut goates, and a sharp appearance' gecerally. Dr. Sebon approached him and 'said,, io low tones: -'Dr. H r, will you conduct the closing exercisesf Tes, sah,' was the response; showiug the effect of association upon tbe dialect; and entering the pulpit, he took his seat.- The sermon was all that could be desired, it more than met expectation, and the preacher sat down amidst great excitement. Dr. II. r, reemed to think that an exhortation from himself would be a glorious climax,; and briskly rising, hymn book in hand, advanced to the front of the pulpit, and, with his peculiar pronunciation, began: "How thankful, friends, we ought to bet To bint who brought us here to see . . This lovelv Sabbath morning!" G a, the choiriater, never dreamed of an exhortation after that sermon, and catching the lines as Dr. H -r read them, found them 'fourth particular metre,' rose, with the Judge by his side, and started the tune so often sung to that glorious old him: "Gome on, my partners in distress." Louder and louder rolled his clear, strong voice over that sea of heads: ' "How thankful, friends, we ought to b, e. Poor Dr. H -r was bewildered. Turning to Dr. Sehon, he said:: "Sah, they are singing my exhortatioor "Never mind, said Tehon, whose; face, always rubicund, was seven times redder than its wont, "never mind, wait till they are through." "But, sah, they are singing my exhortationf By this time John and the Judge were thro', repeat and alf, and looked ap moet patiec tfy for Dr. H -r to 'give out more. He however looked at them Steadily, and laid down his book, sayingi , " Well, you're the greatest singers here I ever heard I You not only sing a man's hymn, but you sing his exhortation too! LcCs pray F A Western Court Seene. Judge 1 ' , of Missouri, waa in mauy respects a remarkable man. He stood six feet two inches in his boots, and waa as fond of a frol-io as the most rattling lad in the country. He could drink more liquor, lift a heavier bag o' meal, and play a better game of "poker," than any man in his circuit. These admirable qualifications of course rendered him the most popular man in his district. Yet he never lost his dignity while on his be nob. There he was stem, haughty and ; dignified, the least approach to familiarity while he was sitting in court, was always resented by a .fine, and sometimes by imprisonment.Well, it happened one day while he was hold ing court, that Mr, Dewzenbery, a rough-looking but independent customer, came into the court room with his hat on his head. This the judge considered an indignity offered to the court, and forthwith ordered Mr. Dew&enbary to take off his hat. .: To this Mr. Dewenbury paid no attention, which being observed by "bis honor," who again observed the incorrigible standing with hie hat on his head. - . . . , "Sheriff,' cried the court, "take that man's hat cffP ,v. ; " -. -1 - : The sheriff approached and repeated the command of the court. , . , r. '' frm bald, said Mr. De wzenbnry, "aad can't comply .' ; . . , ' ' "You can't!" exclaimed the judge, waxing angry, "then I will fine you five dollars for contempt of court." '. What's that you say, jadge?" replied Mr. Dewzenbery aa he walked deliberately- op to the. Jndge'i stand- .. , '. y , ; . ;- , .,; - "I aay that I fine you five dollarf for contempt of court." . . - v " . ..... . - - - .' Very well, said Mr. D. j a jh a carefaljy pat hi band into hie pocket,, and palled ont a fifty cent piece; f very well .here's tbe money. .Tou owed me four dollar and a kaJf vhen, vc quit playing poker last night and the half makes us even, ii' i-k-v -; ' - : y. The bar . roaredV the "crowd tmiled, and the judge pocketed, his change wiUidat: nturioj a : t The Baaodlaatof , in that Bed. j 'r V A correepondent of the'-New 1 York" Waverljr gives the fficringas onepf' the many incifenta lhat beta! s"ooargin roandacaoolma-jur.!-i-jfl had beea teaching .in ; liason oasfy io this the Sucker Stats', Isnd thi"t3rci was boarding round, i One evening after school,' one cf ray rtl'a scboh's rpeijv. to rse v$ fw -r -j "Hr, JoVcf U'tit jJTt.wczIi.eaoia lorae rilh me. : ' .! ;r".'-i i4zis-no'&-': -. ' ;i "Very wtn. I tip'.:, anj tuCa'A let out for tay rttroa'a hoots vllca wa'i iriUct gome two miles. No w, ha it knoa,"Jaaew ircITirry for sack was bis same,' had two'daoghters,tha pride and envy of the whole'community. I liad heard ao coach about them1 that t was naturally anxious to see them. It seemed," however, that I was to be disappointed. When we arrived I learned that the "gala had gone to a party the other side of the creek; so I went to bed, execrating Inck which deprived tne of seeing them thatnight. - The night had well advanced when I heard one of the girls come home and passing into the adjoining room, she warmed herself before some coals which were alive oa the hearth. It seems the old gentleman and lady slept ia the aam room, but I waa not aware of it then. Having warmed herself she turned to leave the room, when tbe old man spoke Girl" said he, th schoolmaster! ia your bed.- ' "Very welV said Sarah, and passing throegh tbe room I slept in, went up stairs. About an hour had elapsed, when I heard Judy, the ether one, come. She stood at the door a long time talking with "her feller,, thea eaiewd softly. Disrobing her feet, she entered tbe room wbero I lay, in her stocking feet, carefully undressed herself, and coming to the side of the bed pre- .pared to get in. Now it happened that I lay in the middle, and turning back the ctotaea, sbe gave me a shake and eaid in a suppressed whisper:"Lay over, Sarah. I rolled over and whipped the corner of tbe pillow in my month to keep from laughing. In she bounced, but tbe bed would squeak. Tb old man heard it and called ouU "Judy P "Sir, was responded in a faint voire from the bed beside me. - Schoolmaster is in that bed." ' With one loud yell and an "Oh Heavenl" she landed on the floor, aad fled with the rapidity of a deer, up staits. . She never heard the last of it I can tell you. The Smith Family. "Gentlemen, said a candidate for Congress 'my came is Smith, and I am proud to say I am not ashamed of it. It may be that no person in this crowd owns that very com dot name. If however there be one such, let him bold ap hii head, pull np his dicky, torn out his toes, take' courage and thank his stars that there are a few more of the same sort. "Smith, gentlemen, is an illustrious name And stands e ver high in the ancalr'of fame; -1 Let White, Drown,' Jones, increase as tbey will, Believe me that Smith will outnumber them still." "Gentlemen, I am proud of being' an original, Smith; not Smylhe, but a: Tegular natural Sm-i-t-h Smith. Potting in-Y in the middle or an E at the end won't do gentlemen. Who ever heard of a great man by the came of Smyth or Smyths? Echo answers who and everybody says nobody. But as fur Smith, plain S-m-it-h, why the fillers of fame are covered with the honored and revered name. Who were the moet racy, witty, and popular authors of this century! Horace aad Albert Smith. Who the most original, pithy, and humorous preachers? Rev. Sidney Smith. To go further back who was the bravest and boldest soldier in Sumter's army in the Revolution? A Smith. Who pa levered with Pohatan, gallivanted with Pcca bootaa, and became the ancestor of the first families in Virginia? A Smith again. And who. I ask and I ask the question more seriously aod soberly who, I say, is that man, and what is bis Bamewho has fought the most bat Uessnade the moat speeches, preached the most sertbons, held the most offices, sung the most songs, written the most poems, courted the most women, and married the most widows? History sajs, I say, and ever body says John Smith." ' . ' timn -- -, Waggery.- - The following we find floating around It is not so bad for tight times. Some time ago, on a Sabbath day, we wended our way to one of the churches, and instead o a sermon, heard an address npon some missiona ry or other benevolent subject. After the ad dress was concluded two brethren were seel aroond with the plates for contributions Deacon L-, who was one of the collectors, taking the side upon which we set. Immediately in front, and upon the next Scat, negligently reclined our friend Bill H , ss gentlemen of infinite humor, and full of dry jokes. Deacon L- - extended the basket- Bill slowly shook bis bead. "Come William, give ns something," said the deacon. ' - "Can't do it,'' replied Bill. v - "Why not? Is not the causa a good one?'' "Yes, but I am not able to give, anything.-"Pooh! pooh! I know better; you must give a better reason than that," - "Well, I owe too much money. ' I most be) just before I am grteroua, you know." M "IS at William, you owe uod a larger debt than yon owe any one else." "That's trne deacon, but then he ain't push' ing me, like the balance of my erpditon-I" - The deacon' face got iuto rather a curious condition, and he passed on. In Uothing' has Custom Changed Ilorfll than in the Treatment of, the. Sick. ' But a little while ago bleeding, blisters,' cathartics, and emetics, formed the" Staple of medical treatment. It was customary (a give imrgs. do ses of the most active and poisonous medicines and not unfrequently a man's reputation depended npon the site of bis doses. Among tbe pec' pie cathartics and emetics were common, and a dose of pills was the prescription for almost every imaginable ailment. r. . There was an undefined idea that disease was a material something which had anacouotab! tot into a man, and most be physicked, bled i blistered, or sweated out of him. It was a sort of material be witchery, which most be exorcised and cast out. t . . ...; ., , But all this is cow bravely altered. ' The mild' est means are most popular. The Uaeet and blister plaster are almost unknown. . All the torturing adjuncts Of old-school practice are mainly laid aside, and nature, not . physic. Is relied upon, while - physicians now o&ea bot how; lit tie medicine they give - - Homejpa'hy has had ranch to do in tins chacg'ng pablio sentime&U Her uild dctes sad measures, and above all the sentiment cf mild-nesj breathed fa her practice, acJ lis e-iinsnl snecess, hate inspired people with coEHJecce ia ravld saeasores and a repuklo-j ta the c'i . prso U'ces. Among tho!j who have ctEtrI!;at8it3 tilJ change Tcof. Ucufbsets stands pre-eninet-t. His extensivei ad vertUemenU and wrl'Jc rs, lis very general introdution of his Spec!-? L.t pathie Remedies, aed theiranqaestioneds?c?;3y have demonstrated rnctiea'ly the cnrabi'.'.ty cf disease by the mild sugar pill dof.wKi! be hai gained an env:ab.e feputation bv tr.e sn? '-s cf his system Th artiasents of Corner; -tnsr of may.not Resound, bat tU p riLi!. .1 tc.s ia drat cf fpeciScf ii tsysci rt'-j-C- ar i Us iouueaoe ia formicj a belter puL..a leausent sot less decided.